Flynn
[flɪn]Meaning
anglicised Irish surname meaning descendant of Flann, 'reddish' or 'ruddy'
Background Story
Flynn comes from the Irish surname Ó Floinn, an anglicised form of a name meaning 'descendant of Flann', where Flann was a byname meaning 'reddish' or 'ruddy'. It is more commonly used as a surname than a first name, and the American actor Errol Flynn was a famous bearer of it. As a given name it grew in popularity after it was used for a character in the Disney movie Tangled in 2010.
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